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Excretion and homeostasis 2

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What is the main definition of excretion?

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2.

Which organ is responsible for deamination of excess amino acids

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3.

Which blood vessel brings oxygenated blood and waste products to the kidney?

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4.

What is the functional unit of the kidney where filtration takes place?

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5.

Which hormone controls the water content of the blood by acting on the collecting ducts?

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6.

What happens to the skin blood vessels when your body temperature is too high?

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7.

What is homeostasis?

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8.

Where is urea formed in the human body, and from what substance is it derived?

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9.

What is the name of the process in the liver that breaks down excess amino acids to form ammonia?

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10.

In which blood vessel of a healthy human is the lowest concentration of urea found?

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11.

What is the main purpose of a negative feedback loop in the human body?

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12.

Which of the following processes is a classic example of a negative feedback mechanism?

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13.

If blood glucose concentration rises too high after a meal, which hormone is released and what is its effect?

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14.

What is the correct sequence of components in a negative feedback loop?

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15.

Which part of the brain controls body temperature?

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16.

What happens when body temperature rises above normal?

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17.

How does sweating help cool the body down?

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18.

What is vasoconstriction?

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19.

Why is temperature control an example of negative feedback?

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20.

During deamination of an amino acid, what are the two main parts split by the liver enzymes?

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21.

Which statement correctly describes the cause of Type 1 diabetes?

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22.

This refers to the maintenance of a constant internal environment.

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23.

This is a hormone excreted by the pancreas, which increases blood glucose concentration.

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24.

This refers to the hormone secreted by the pancreas to reduce glucose concentration in the blood.

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25.

Refers to the normal value or range of values for a particular parameter- for example the normal body temperature.

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26.

This refers to structure found in the skin of mammals, which secretes a watery fluid onto the skin surface to reduce body temperature.

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This refers to the naarowing of blood vessels, caused by the contraction of muscle in their walls.

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28.

This refers to the removal of waste products of metabolism and substances in excess of requirements.

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29.

This refers to the removal of the nitrogen containing part of amino acids to form urea.

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This refers to little network of blood capillaries, where the blood is filtered in the kidney.

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31.

Explain what deamination is, and where it happens.

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32.

Discuss how does pancreas and liver regulate excess blood glucose and low blood glucose to get to normal.

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33.

Describe how does our body reacts when temperature falls. Use the following words; erector muscle, contract, hairs, constrict, cappillaries, arterioles, metabolism)

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34.

Describe how does our body reacts when temperature rise. Use the following words; erector muscle, vasodilation, hairs, cappillaries, arterioles, metabolism, sweat)

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35.

Explain why defecation is not considered excretion, while exhaling carbon dioxide is classified as a form of excretion.